50 Cent believes that, despite all of his accolades, Eminem doesn’t get enough credit for his true impact on Hip Hop culture and its global reach.
On Tuesday (October 18), Fif stopped by Ebro In The Morning to talk about his latest TV project Hip-Hop Homicides and explain why he believes it only seems like the rap game is more violent now.
“The violence has always been in those communities,” he said. “It’s just now, the visibility of it is there and it connects to Hip Hop culture. Because look, we the fastest growing genre of music. You can’t miss us.”
That’s when he started talking about Eminem, who celebrated his 50th birthday yesterday (October 17), explaining that the Detroit legend made Hip Hop accessible to more people, thus helping the genre and culture reach new heights.
“I don’t think that they give Em the credit that he deserves,” he explained. “Because, in order for people to embrace something, they have to see where they fit in.”
He continued: “I think part of Eminem’s legacy is the growth of our culture. People wouldn’t buy it if they didn’t see where they fit into it. And he’s there and he’s a legitimate artist because of his journey. When you’re look at 8 Mile, you’re seeing a Black story with a white lead. You seeing poverty, you’re seeing [similar] circumstances. Look at his friends Proof and D-12 and everybody: these are real Hip Hop guys. Which is why he’s a real Hip Hop guy.”
The rapper turned TV mogul added that Eminem’s positioning as an Aftermath signee removed what could have been the one barrier to his success.
“Who would be upset when a white guy comes in and is selling the most records in Hip Hop culture, and is still, to this day, the highest selling artist in Hip Hop?,” he asked rhetorically. “N.W.A., maybe N-ggas With Attitudes would be upset. So Jimmy [Iovine]’s a genius for putting him with Dre.”
The G-Unit boss was one of several celebrities who took time to shout out Slim Shady on his birthday. Fellow Motor City MC Royce Da 5’9″ also took to Instagram to wish his Bad Meets Evil partner-in-rhyme a happy birthday — in typically comical fashion.
“Next Week on SNL!” he joked while sharing a black-and-white portrait of Slim Shady. “Nah.. Just kidding [crying face emojis] Happy Birthday to the [G.O.A.T.] @eminem Love you, Sunny Jim.”
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Public Enemy’s Chuck D, who Eminem has hailed as one of his Hip Hop heroes, also joined the chorus of birthday celebrations, as did the Detroit Lions.
Hip-Hop Homicides is slated to premiere on AMC Network’s We TV on November 3 at 9 p.m. ET, with Mona Scott-Young joining 50 as the show’s producer and journalist/podcaster Van Lathan will host the series. The investigative series will take a deep dive into the untimely deaths of rap stars like XXXTENTACION, King Von, Chinx and Soulja Slim, among others.
It’s one of three new content projects coming from the Power creator this fall. The podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down a Drug Lord arrives Wednesday (October 19) on the iHeartRadio app and all other platforms; while The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast, premieres on STARZ on Sunday (October 23).
Em definitely doesn’t get enough credit, I really been enjoying his latest albums.
Em is getting better and better especially with Royce they are untouchable. You Gone Learn on replay.
Became cool to shit on Em on by new and old artists’ alike who can’t get with him on the mike. Had a solid run, fell back but STILL a legend, RACE be damned. He is Detroit Hip Hop,
Goat, yes he is and as a black brit I have all his stuff and respect him for what he’s done for the music industry. Eminem is one of the greatest artists of all time and has never forgotten the people who made him who he is, and he helps the next generation of rappers without greed like some who I won’t mention.
You mean he’s warren hiphop. Eminem aint from detroit and never has been.
Eminem is the goat
Get off his nuts and go be with Marquis he who needs you
That’s because he’s white…it’s that simple. My community can be racist too.
Noone asked about your asian community.
Dude music is trash! Cat and the Hat rhymes… Eminem is Doctor Seuss!
You prefer to not understand the English? Jibber jab Rapp? ABC rhymes? Or why do you embrace a bunch of shit rappers who just rap about selling drugs killing they’re own people thinking it’s cool or gangsta (stupid) not that any of them do one bit of that so you praise a bunch of fake sell outs who don’t live up to what they rap??? Because it sounds.. cool? So if em rapped about selling coke and shooting people down rolling eith the boyz 50 deep I’m so bad.nobogy fuck with me type of bullshit he would be a better A class guy in your category?
better than your truro nova scotia skatt master crimes
I can’t stomach any new age eminem, with that said, I still see him as a top 5 or top 10 of all time due to the crazy run he had where it was just solid track after solid track, couple classics in a row. Eminem had such an insane sound a flow at one point I’m his career, making the kind of hiphop that was so engaging that it transcended genres. Whenever an artist transcends genres, they’re usually legendary. People who didn’t like rap listened to him, or JayZ early on. People who don’t like pop usually enjoyed some MJ.
You just another idiot his music has evolved so he must still sound like slim shady after 20 years lol he is marshall mathers dummy
We all know hes grown older and become a different person, but his music didnt grow with him, it slowly became worse and worse, to the point where it is now absolute trash. Dont cry stan, there will be another white rapper for you to worship when eminem is gone.
I’m an idiot for not enjoying a certain artists music? How does that make me an idiot? It’s called tastes. That’s like saying someone is stupid for not liking pizza. And yes, Eminem changed. For the worse. He had what is referred to as a PRIME. All artists have them. And most have it in their first few years of stardom, and usually go downhill from there.
EM da ? no ?
He was an MTV pop star that came along during an era where Ja Rule went triple platinum. He had virtually no contribution to hip-hop, other than being the person who turned it into a circus.
He’s one of the greatest pop stars in the world. But he’s a toxic personality in hip-hop. His constant victimhood and bizarre thrashing about for three years talking about a lack of respect, despite getting far more accolades than many better black rappers, is just…
His stuff has been trash for a decade. He got one mediocre album review and spent 3 years screaming at the kids to stop giving him a headache with mumble rap, all while trying unsuccessfully to mimic them. He doesn’t have any self-awareness at all as to where he fit in. He’s one of the top 10 biggest pop stars to ever exist, and MTV is to credit for much of that (along with Dr. Dre’s wisdom). But as a rapper? He’s not that good. He just isn’t.
He was an MTV pop star that came along during an era where Ja Rule went triple platinum. He had virtually no contribution to hip-hop, other than being the person who turned it into a circus.
He’s one of the greatest pop stars in the world. But he’s a toxic personality in hip-hop. His constant victimhood and bizarre thrashing about for three years talking about a lack of respect, despite getting far more accolades than many better black rappers, is just…
His stuff has been trash for a decade. He got one mediocre album review and spent 3 years screaming at the kids to stop giving him a headache with mumble rap, all while trying unsuccessfully to mimic them. He doesn’t have any self-awareness at all as to where he fit in. He’s one of the top 10 biggest pop stars to ever exist, and MTV is to credit for much of that (along with Dr. Dre’s wisdom). But as a rapper? He’s not that good. He just isn’t.
And of course 50 cent says this. He’s on the marketing payroll. Both of them know the rules. Either people like your shit or they don’t.